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Longer Days, Year for Students in Chicago [VIDEO]

For seven days, the “Three R’s” were replaced with restlessness in Chicago, as public school teachers went on strike.  But students are back in class, and they’ll be spending more time there as part of a new deal with the teachers.

FOX News Radio’s Jennifer Keiper reports from the Windy City:

Audio clip:

For Chicago teachers…

(Teacher) “It’s time to go back to work.  This is a victory for us.”

They’ve won contract compromises on pay raises, teacher evaluations and re-hiring.  For students…

(Students) “I’m happy.”//”I’m excited because I feel like I was getting behind in school.”

Mayor Rahm Emanuel got the longer school day and year that he wanted.

(Emanuel) “This year, we added an hour and 15 minutes everyday to elementary school, and two additional weeks to the school year.”

350,000 public school students are in the classroom for the first time since September 7th.

In Chicago, Jennifer Keiper, FOX News Radio.

WATCH more on the end of the Chicago teachers strike:

One Comment

  1. Concerned Parent

    September 19, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    People in the work force all have reviews and if your work is not up to par then you are given warnings. If there are to many warning that person is let go. The same should be enforced with the people responsible for teaching our future generations. The kids are far more important than any teacher or Union. Chicago teachers are over paid, under responsible and down right poor.